Partners in Arts Participation
Partners in Arts Participation
Duluth Clinic will collaborate with Project Lulu to provide cancer survivors and caregivers opportunities for artistic expression through writing, drawing, and movement experiences.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Reyne Branchaud-Linsk: Retired social worker; paper artist; Jessica Lourey: Mystery and fantasy writer, professor of creative writing and sociology, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; Linda Melcher: Executive director, Arts on Superior; consultant to businesses and nonprofits; Laurie Pape Hadley: Business analyst, University of Minnesota, audio describer for theatres and arts organizations throughout Twin Cities; Tommearun Sar: Community engagement coordinator, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Sara Sternberger: Executive director, Free Arts Minnesota; Jane Zilch: Consultant and educator for non-profit organizations; board member of Theater Latte Da
ACHF Arts Access
Through artist-guided movement, writing, and drawing, cancer survivors, caregivers, friends will uncover at least one new expressive pathway. Participants' experiences will be recorded via quantitative and qualitative surveys. Arts Express will include pre and post survey. Creative process and public output will be electronically recorded. 2: A take-home Playbook with art creation prompts and whitespace will extend and expand Arts Express participants' art creation from the event to home. Duluth Clinic Scientist will help create survey to substantiate efficacy of at-home arts creation for Arts Express participants who receive a take-home Playbook.
Many cancer survivors at the Celebration, Support Groups, and Workshop reported wanting more expressive arts opportunities to dance, write and draw. Participants responded at events or via email to surveys with closed and open-ended questions. Workshop reception discussion included participants, guests, artist-teachers. Artists wrote evaluations. Support Group Leaders verbalized feedback. 2: Cancer Support Group and Arts Express Workshop participants reported using the Play Book at home, after receiving in-person introductions. Two weeks after each event, we sent Cancer Support Group and Arts Express Workshop participants an evaluation survey. Workshop participants also completed a pre-workshop survey. All surveys had closed and open questions with comment space.
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